#8Sunday THE PILOT #WeWriWa

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New month, new book. My snippet today is from The Pilot (An Outer Rim Novel: Book 1). The Outer Rim series is about strong women on the frontier of space. In this snippet, Celara meets Trevarr for the first time in person. Unbeknowst to either, they'd met in space when he tried to board her ship. Now they're at closest spaceport.

As she stared at his butt, all she could think was oh, mama, and hoped he was human, that the rest of him lived up to the preview--better yet, she hoped he was in a party mood. After escaping from the pirates, Celara wanted to howl . . . and someone to howl with.

“Hey, big boy,” she called to the mechanic, “wanna party?”

As the mechanic abruptly straightened, he whacked his head on the raised engine hatch and muttered a Bricaldian curse about origins. She hoped he meant the ship’s, not hers, but then, considering her origins, that curse wasn’t out of line. When he turned around, she sucked in a breath, oh, yeah, a primal part of her sat up and took notice. His backside, gorgeous as it was, didn’t compare to the rest of him--he had the broad shoulders and muscles of a laborer plus the black hair, square jaw and blade-straight nose of Bricaldian aristocracy. What a delicious combination. 

Life on the frontier of space is hard enough for a freighter pilot, so when pirates stole Celara d'Enfaden's cargo, she vowed not to be tricked again. Determined to make an example out of indie pilots who disobey orders, Coalition Administrator Trevarr Jovano impounds Celara’s starship and cargo. If he backs down, he’ll lose respect. If she can’t deliver her cargo, she’ll default on her loan and lose her only home—her ship. More important than her ship, though, is her brother. To rescue him from a galactic gangster, she’ll even work with Trevarr who’s bent on avenging his wife’s murder.

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